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CHATTANOOGA CORP IS LED BY AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF INDUSTRY ENGINEERS AND EXPERTS

Martin Karpenski,  President/CEO, Director.  BE Chemical Engineering, Villanova University; JD, Seton Hall University School of Law.  Retired with over thirty years with Foster Wheeler Corporation, most recently as President and CEO of Foster Wheeler Power Systems, Inc. as well as various positions in the corporate law department and commercial divisions.   Experienced in domestic and international large scale energy production, refinery and process facilities in the areas of project development, finance, operations and corporate management.

James A. Doyle,   Chairman, Co-inventor.  B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas.  Retired from W.R. Grace & Company, where he held various positions including Corporation Vice President and Executive Vice President of largest chemical division of this chemical and mining company.  For a number of years managed a large synthetic fuel from coal project for the U.S. Department of Energy.  Extensive background in management, engineering and operations that relate to the oil sands industry led to the development of the Chattanooga Process.  Broad experience in air, water and land pollution control.

Fred Hildebrandt,   Executive VP, Co-inventor, Director.  B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta.  Retired from Federation Chemicals Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of W.R. Grace & Company.  Served as President and General Manager of W.R. Grace's chemical complex in Trinidad, West Indies.  Experienced in management and operations of ammonia, hydrogen and other complex chemical plants in Canada and Trinidad.  Experience in the design, construction, operation and management of several hydrogen-based plants.

Chalmer G. Kirkbride, Jr.  Founder, Secretary, Director.  MS, American University, BA, Widener University.  In addition to his roles as corporate strategist and company historian, Chalmer is the son of the renowned oil industry chemical engineer Chalmer G. Kirkbride, Sr., author of the two original Chattanooga Process patents.

Anthony M. Howarth,   Vice President, Director.  MS Engineering Administration, Virginia PolyTech, BS, Industrial Engineering, Trenton State College.  Over twenty years experience in operations management, Mr. Howarth's expertise range from Supply Chain and technology management, financial analysis and management consulting.   His experience includes senior management positions, most recently with Lucent Technologies-Bell Laboratories, Carl Zeiss, Price Waterhouse, Sara Lee Corporation, and Coopers & Lybrand.

William Poist,  Vice President, Director.   BA Ohio Wesleyan University, MS Taxation. President, MCP, Inc.  Forty years experience in tax, business, and financial consulting.  He is also a registered investment advisor, an outside mutual fund director, and a Certified Public Accountant.

Lawrence J. McEvoy,   Consulting Engineer.  BS, Mechanical Engineering, Notre Dame.  Experience includes 24 years at Foster Wheeler as Executive VP and General Manager of Fired Heater Division and almost ten years in engineering with MW Kellogg Company.  Extensive background in sales, project, design, purchasing and cost control areas, as well in international operations.

Peter Davies,  Consulting Minerals Engineer.   Retired Chief Mining Engineer for Bechtel Corporation.  Worldwide experience in mining and beneficiation including mines in northern British Columbia and Alberta.

Dr. Ted M. Knowlton,   Consulting Engineer.  Ted is Technical Director of Particulate Solid Research, Inc. (PSRI) which conducts applied proprietary research in the fields of fluidization and solids transport and is also Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology.   Dr. Knowlton has over 25 years of experience in fluidized bed and solids transport research and is the author of over 60 articles in the field and co-authored a book on circulating fluidized beds.

Gregory J. Porges,   Corporate Counsel.  B.S.C. St. John's University and Spring Hill College, J.D. Fordham University.  Managing partner, Porges Hamlin Knowles & Prouty, PA.   Over forty years experience in banking, corporation and business law, including mergers and acquisitions.

William A. Lloyd,   Chief Engineer.  Mechanical Engineer with 17 years experience at Syncrude in Ft. McMurray in extraction and upgrading technologies.  Had broad experience in maintenance and engineering at W.R. Grace's Trinidad operations including world-class ammonia, hydrogen, urea and other chemical operations.

Robert Lamontagne,  Chemical Process Engineer.  Experienced process engineer and in computer software design.  Most recently worked with AOC as corporate Technical Data Systems Leader responsible for integrating manufacturing and business systems within AOC's five North American unsaturated polyester facilities.

Al Vondrasek,  Consulting Geologist and Minerals Engineer.  Lakeland, Florida.  Broad experience in managing large phosphate mining and chemical operations in central Florida with W.R. Grace & Company.  Assisted Chattanooga in evaluation of oil sands and shale deposits in Canada and U.S.

Dr. Richard Thais,   Consulting Chemical Engineer.  Ph.D., Memphis, Tennessee.  Chairman of Christian Brothers University, Chemical Engineering Department.  Consulted on initial design of Chattanooga Process.

Brian Zweig,  Consultant.   B.S., Cornell University, MBA, Dartmouth College.  Principal, Business Opportunities Management Consulting, focuses on helping early stage and high growth companies develop business plans and attract investment capital.